“So I was thinking, after dinner can we go to my place and hang out a little more?” she sent him a sexy smile while putting her hand over his. She felt his hand stiffen and suddenly become cold.“I’m sorry,” he sighed, taking back his hand from under her own. “But I’ll have to decline that offer.”She was taken aback by his words. Had she not been good enough for him the last time they had done it? Had he found someone better or was he not into her?So many questions raged through her head as she recoiled her hands to her lap.“I have to get an early start tomorrow as I’ve got a ton of work at the office,” he went on to explain.Jennie was not pleased to hear that one bit and she tried to hide her disappointment. He didn’t even try to promise that there would be a next time as she was sure he wasn’t into her as she had earlier thought.Maybe her mother was wrong to think he was shy and not wanting to express his feelings for her. He had his mind set on something else and she had to fi
Michael made sure he followed Alice to different places to ensure she was not cheating while trying to avoid being seen by the woman.He wondered if she was cheating on him with someone at work or someone outside. He didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary while she worked. She interacted with everyone like she would a work mate. Her friends would gather around her from time to time and she would brag about what she had gotten next with the money she had with her. “What are you doing, Michael?” he muttered to himself as he leaned back into his chair. He wondered if he was acting crazy by the way he was behaving. He knew he had to get a grip of himself before he would lose his mind.He remembered how he had shown up at work with her together and how she hadn’t spoken to him at all. Apparently, she was mad at him for something and she had refused to talk to him about it.He was also mad at her for keeping secrets from him and he knew that the new things she was getting were not be
Michael started to have a flashback based on one of his childhood memories. About how he had felt extremely betrayed on finding out that his younger brother had been made the CEO of the company.Growing up with his younger brother, he hated how his brother would be praised for so many things no matter how silly or ridiculous they would be.It got him angry every single day as he tried his best a couple of times to match up to the expectations of his parents but it never turned out well.The funny thing about the things he usually did was that if he did it, it was wrong or expected of him and as such it was ordinary, but if his brother was to do the same thing, it would be praised and he would be used as an example to him. He had tried doing so many things which would have earned his parents approval to no avail. His brother was the wanted child while he was either the black sheep or the prodigal son who returned after every mistake.It always pained him to watch his brother being pra
He had always known that as the first born, it would be his responsibility to take over the company and rule under his fathers eyes until he was ready to take over fully with his father handing the reins over to him.Unfortunately, that had not worked and instead he had been thrown out and his brother had been given the ropes on how the company worked.He remembered asking his brother if what his father had said was true just for the young boy at the time to lie to him and give him different answers.He also remembered asking his brother about his frequent disappearances, before his father made the statement, but the boy had also lied. He had not believed that his brother would betray him in this way and so he had blindly believed him.On finding out the truth about it, he had lost his temper, feeling annoyed and betrayed by his brother. Without wasting any time, he had confronted his brother about it to know the truth since his parents were not going to give him any.His brother lied
Richardson had breakfast with his grandfather while they both prepared for work.They had on their suits while they ate in the dining room with the television playing the news on mute while opera music played in the background.It was the kind of life people would see on television and pray to have. It was a wonderful life to live, Richardson thought to himself as he picked up a lobster to feast on.Mary wasn’t joining them as she was still in bed. She had nothing to do but sleep and eat. She only needed to focus on her health and getting her memories back so Tom was helping her do that.It wasn’t going as planned but it was a plan nonetheless.“How has work been?” Damien asked, trying to start up a conversation as he distracted Richardson from his thoughts.“Uhhh… it’s been great,” the heir replied stuffing his mouth with more lobsters. He had been caught off guard by his grandfather and he knew where the man wanted the conversation to lead to. He had to avoid going there with the ol
“These are all files of the company and you have no right to be in my office,” Richardson said, dropping his suitcase on a couch.The man pointed to the files on the desk, opening some of them as Richardson tried his best to be polite to the man.“You don’t need to do all of that. Just tell me what you want and I will provide them for you. If I cannot, then my assistant will do just that.”The man ignored what he had said, scattering more of the files on the desk while searching for whatever he was searching for.Richardson felt extremely disrespected by that singular action. He had been ignored by the man sitting in his position while going through his files. That was something he was not going to tolerate any longer.Richardson took in deep controlled breaths to put his rage under control. He didn’t want to appear aggressive to the man.“The files you have here are not what I need. Pathetic,” the man spat out, leaning back in the chair to have a good look at Richardson. “I can’t bel
“I asked you a goddamn question,” he bawled, his hands on the table but they were balled into fists.“I-I tried to warn him sir but…”“This was the exact reason I fired the last lady at your desk. You have one job. One fucking job and you’re failing at it. Don’t get me pissed. I already have enough problems of my own.”“I apologize sir.”“I can’t be doing my job and your job at the same time. If you can’t do it you tell me and I will find someone else who can while you focus on something else.”The lady had nothing to say after this as she had her head bowed.“This will be the last time you will let anyone that isn’t me get into my office. The next time you do, you’ll be out on the streets looking for another place to get hired at.” The heir warned gravely as the woman trembled where she stood.“Forgive me sir,” she pleaded. “I really tried to talk to Sir Dominic but I got threatened by him. I had no choice but to let him in.”He gritted his teeth. For Dominic to have access to his of
As she left, he rolled his eyes. He knew her kind and it disgusted him. They were only there when they could sniff out money. They didn’t care if one was skilled or talented in their art, so long as one had the money they would flock around like pigeons around a grain house.He looked at the card one more time before tossing it into a waste bin, entering the company without a second thought about her.He knew her kind would never have approached him when he was broke, even though by that period he would be in dire need of money and would do anything nasty with her to have it.He shook his head, veering into an elevator which a security guard opened up for him.While the elevator door closed, he started to think about the women he had met who had approached him because of his new status. It was a shame none of them would have seen him before his riches came in.He had approached multiple women before dating Alice and it had all ended up in disasters.Most of them had left because he h